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Managed Microsoft AD Overview

What is Managed Microsoft AD?

Use a highly available, hardened service running actual Microsoft® Active Directory (AD).

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Product Description

Use a highly available, hardened service running actual Microsoft® Active Directory (AD).


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Google
Year Founded
1998
HQ Location
Mountain View, CA
Twitter
@google
32,553,933 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
301,875 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ:GOOG
Phone
+1 (650) 253-0000
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$182,527
Description

Organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.


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anurup m.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"High efficiency for sharing and storing files quickly and safely"
I greatly appreciate the strong layers of protection, as well as the capabilities available in this program, through which I can quickly exchange f...
Joshua M.
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Joshua M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Good service for using ad with gmail/gsuite"
I like that it is easy to use Google Cloud Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory. It allows admins to have control over Google accounts wi...
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Ashish Pratap S.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Google Cloud Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory Review"
It is a fully managed, cloud-based AD service that seamlessly integrates with your existing on-premises AD environment. We use Microsoft Active Di...
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What do you like best about Managed Microsoft AD?

Doesn't take long to understand and become familiar. Helpful guides are available as needed. Easy to navigate and set up our basic needs as it relates to clients AD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

I haven't encountered many issues. The user interface is average, but could be more feature driven Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having managed with Google has a higher sense of uptime and reliability. This is the way of the future, and we rely less on physical hardware. Great benefit for maintaining backups and automating policies and groups Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is most helpful about this Google cloud tool is that I know my information is being safely stored, and I can easily access it from anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

What is least helpful about the Google Cloud Managed Service is that there is a complex transition when switching from that specific platform to another vendor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

This service facilitates easier collaboration, it is highly flexible,and frequently updated so I do not have to worry about bugs or viruses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Microsoft Azure Directory is one of the best solutions for authentication services! Its seamless integration with Google cloud opens up many possibilities for using various services on Google cloud. It's a match made in heaven! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

So far, haven't faced any show-stopper kind of issues with using Microsoft AD on google cloud. If all the steps mentioned in the configuration set up followed properly , it works like a charm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

The following key challenges were addressed successfully by Google Cloud Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory -

1. Reduced manual maintenance tasks drastically

2. Supports varied forest design models

3. A delegated admin account that helped seggregate roles and responsibilities in managing AD on google cloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Managed Microsoft AD?

Easy to deploy and access the services if you are new to Microsoft Active directory. The traditional way of installation and configuration would be really challenging and the person should know the product very well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

We might not be able to validate the configuration which comes as default, and this might be a little bit challenging activity for the traditional Microsoft Active directory admins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

The person who wants to install and configure the Microsoft Active directory with default settings/configurations will not take much effort and doesn't need complete product knowledge, Google does it for you :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Managed Microsoft AD?

It is easy to manage, store data, connect with Microsoft Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

Some actions operate in silos and are distributed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing cloud directories Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Managed Microsoft AD?

IAM

Integration with Databricks

Multiple services

Data integration

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What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

I dont dislike anything about Microsoft AD Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

Data Management Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Managed Microsoft AD?

We reduced the Active Directory management overhead by using GCP managed service for AD, but also maintained the same functions as our on-prem AD. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

The limitations of configuring the permission delegation to custom OUs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

It extended the Active Directory functions from on-prem DC to Google Cloud without worrying about server management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Managed Microsoft AD?

The ease of use and ability to have multiple users so we never lose anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

There really isn't anything I dislike about this solution Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

It creates an easy storage for our directory Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Managed Microsoft AD?

I like that it's in the cloud! The service is created and maintained in the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

I like everything about it. Keeps my worries down since I don't have to host anything. Also reduces costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeps costs down since they are hosting. They maintain servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Managed Microsoft AD?

Google cloud managed service for Microsoft Active Directory is very convenient, easy to use and reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Managed Microsoft AD?

The downside is the functionality of the program, takes some time to familiarize yourself with the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Managed Microsoft AD solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allowing for easy access and navigation, it definitely benefits accessibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.